Crazy Backwards Alphabet
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| Crazy Backwards Alphabet | ||
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| Studio album by Henry Kaiser and Crazy Backwards Alphabet | ||
| Released | January 1987 | |
| Recorded | December 1986 | |
| Genre | Folk-rock/ Progressive rock/ Alternative rock/ Avant-garde/ Musique concrete |
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| Length | 46:23 (LP version), 1:12:46 (CD version) |
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| Label | SST Records | |
| Producer(s) | Henry Kaiser | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Henry Kaiser chronology | ||
| Tomorrow Knows Where You Live (1986) |
Crazy Backwards Alphabet (1987) |
With Enemies Like These, Who Needs Friends? (1987) |
| Matt Groening chronology | ||
| ... | Crazy Backwards Alphabet (1987) |
The Simpsons Sing the Blues (1990) |
Crazy Backwards Alphabet is an album conceived by Matt Groening and recorded by Henry Kaiser. It was released in 1987 (see 1987 in music).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] LP Version
[edit] Side one
- "The Blood and the Ink" (Bob Adams & John French) – 5:02
- "Det Enda Raka?" (Michael Maksymenko) – 1:58
- "Get To You" (John French) – 4:30
- "The Welfare Elite" (John French & Henry Kaiser) – 3:52
- "Ghosts" (Eddie Ayler) – 4:18
- "Lobster on the Rocks" (John French, Henry Kaiser, Michael Maksymenko, Andy West & Stuart Wold) – 3:15
[edit] Side two
- Sarayushka (La Grange) (Original Composition: Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard•Russian Translation: Michael Maksymenko) – 2:26
- Dropped D (Bob Adams, Henry Kaiser, Michael Maksymenko & Andy West) – 7:53
- The Book of Joel (Bob Adams, Everett Shock) – 2:04
- Bottoms Up! (Michael Maksymenko) – 3:40
- We Are In Control? (John French) – 5:25
- Maran II (Michael Maksymenko) – 0:24
[edit] CD Version
- The Blood and the Ink (Bob Adams & John French) – 5:02
- Det Enda Raka? (Michael Maksymenko) – 1:58
- Get To You (John French) – 4:30
- The Welfare Elite (John French & Henry Kaiser) – 3:52
- Ghosts (Eddie Ayler) – 4:18
- Lobster on the Rocks (John French, Henry Kaiser, Michael Maksymenko, Andy West & Stuart Wold) – 3:15
- Sarayushka (La Grange) (Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard•Russian Translation: Michael Maksymenko) – 2:26
- Dropped D (Bob Adams, Henry Kaiser, Michael Maksymenko & Andy West) – 7:53
- The Book of Joel (Bob Adams, Everett Shock) – 2:04
- Bottoms Up! (Michael Maksymenko) – 3:40
- We Are In Control? (John French) – 5:25
- Maran II (Michael Maksymenko) – 0:24
- No Doubt About It, I Gotta Get a New Hat (Henry Kaiser) – 4:32
- Secret of the Telegian (Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser & Michael Maksymenko) – 6:17
- "Lite" Blue Mousse (Bob Adams, Henry Kaiser, Michael Maksymenko & Ralf Nygard) – 7:11
- The Same Thing (Willie Dixon) – 5:59
- Herr Magazine (Bob Adams, Everett Shock, Henry Kaiser & Michael Maksymenko) – 3:04
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Crazy Backwards Alphabet are:
- John French - drums, vocals, guitar, keyboard, harp
- Henry Kaiser - guitar, banjo, slide guitar, vocals
- Michael Maksymenko - drums, vocals
- Andy West - bass
[edit] Special guests
Bob Adams - guitar, bass
Darol Anger - violin
Scott Colby - slide guitar, vocal
Harry Duncan - harp
Bill Frisell - guitar
Ralph Nygard - midi wind controller bass
[edit] Production Crew
Henry Kaiser - producer/engineer
Phil Brown - engineer
Oliver DiCiccco - engineer
Mark Bryan Johnson - engineer
Matt Groening - artwork and album concept
Hugh Brown - photography
